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<br /> Honored professor | Campus update | Teachable moments<br /> | Summer 2014<br /> Welcome,<br /> President<br /> Hynd<br /> Departments<br /> 1 President’s perspective<br /> 2 News<br /> 4 Giving<br /> 8 Sports<br /> 10 Academic update<br /> 20 Student life<br /> 32 OU Moment<br /> Alumni<br /> Southeast Michigan’s Oakland University is<br /> a nationally recognized Carnegie Doctoral<br /> Research University where more than 20,000<br /> students are enrolled in 260 programs leading<br /> toward degrees at the baccalaureate, master<br /> and doctoral levels. The University is home<br /> to professional Schools of Medicine, Nursing,<br /> Engineering and Computer Sciences, Education<br /> and Human Services, Business Administration,<br /> Health Sciences, and the College of Arts and<br /> Sciences. Nearly 100,000 individuals worldwide<br /> are proud alumni of Oakland University.<br /> MAGAZINE STAFF<br /> Associate Vice President, University<br /> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=1"> Honored professor | Campus update | Teachable mom</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=2"> Departments 1 President’s perspective 2 News </a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=3"> President’s perspective 2 4 1 3 Transformati</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=4"> News Jeffrey F. Konya Wiggi</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=5"> welcome Dr. George Hynd: OU’s new president </a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=6"> Giving 2013 Donor Honor Roll Oakland Universi</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=7"> “If I was going to school, I was going to give it</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=8"> Giving Dean Hightower and his wife, Diane The </a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=9"> Foundation supports performing arts, faculty achi</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=10"> Sports Tricia Grant Amr el Say</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=11"> Evan Bowser Kassandra Komma Elizabeth Guy leagu</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=12"> Academic update Accelerated nursing degree comes</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=13"> FIND YOUR PERFECT VISAFederally insured by th</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=14"> Saluting a storied past Meadow Brook Hall marks t</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=15"> Mich., factory for auto production. The following</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=16"> Teachable moments Partnership with local school d</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=17"> Giant step The partnership concept is alrea</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=18"> Distinguished professor Award-winning business pr</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=19"> In selecting Dr. Simon for the prestigious </a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=20"> Campus update Interior and exterior views of</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=21"> Elliott Carillon Tower Dedication an</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=22"> News | student life corner </a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=23"> Ambassador spotlight To help attract talented st</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=24"> PLAN YOUR NEXT EVENT AT THE OC Oakland Center </a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=25"> Alumni Profile Stacie Behler will receive </a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=26"> Alumni Alumni Association OUAA Board M</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=27"> 2014 Alumni Award recipients will be honored at b</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=28"> Alumni | class notes Career/Accomplishments </a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=29"> Alumni Profile Engineering gra</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=30"> Alumni Profile </a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=31"> continued from p. 26 Michigan governor James Bla</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=32"> Alumni | class notes continued from p. 29 </a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=33"> children and their families with fresh and local </a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=34"> OU Moment Anne Diete</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=35"> Through a charitable gift annuity, you can give t</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Summer 2014 page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3c8350e7?page=36"> </a>